uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath

Class ChildAxisRule

java.lang.Object

uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath.XPathRule

uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath.ContentAxisRule

uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath.ChildAxisRule

public class ChildAxisRule
extends ContentAxisRule

ChildAxisRule is a ContentAxisRule that selects the context's element children. ChildAxisRule is the rule that navigates along the child-axis of the XML tree, returning zero or more Element nodes that match the query pattern. By default, this returns all the Element children under the context node, but a Filter restriction may be applied to return more restricted kinds of Element children, such as Elements with given names or value-restrictions.

Version:

2.5

Author:

Anthony J H Simons

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath.XPathRule

filter

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ChildAxisRule() Creates a ChildAxisRule that returns any Element children.
ChildAxisRule(Filter filter) Creates a ChildAxisRule that returns any Element children passed by the supplied Filter.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath.ContentAxisRule

apply

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.sheffield.jast.xpath.XPathRule

broaden, getFilter, restrict, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ChildAxisRule

public ChildAxisRule()

Creates a ChildAxisRule that returns any Element children. This rule accepts all Elements, with no further restriction.

ChildAxisRule

public ChildAxisRule(Filter filter)

Creates a ChildAxisRule that returns any Element children passed by the supplied Filter. Conjoins the supplied Filter restriction with a NodeFilter accepting only Element nodes. This rule accepts Elements with given names, or value-restrictions.

Parameters:

filter - a restriction on the Element children.